2021 IMEA ELEMENTARY and MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIR INFORMATION 

Since 1990, IMEA has sponsored an elementary and a middle school honor choir. Selected students who are participating in Circle the State with Song Area Festivals will have the opportunity to audition for these All-State Honor Choirs. These choirs are select groups of approximately 150 singers chosen by teacher recommendation and audition. Our goal is to choose singers from each of the 13 area CSWS Festivals to fill balanced parts. Both groups will perform at the IMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021 at the Embassy Theater, Ft. Wayne, IN.

 

Audition Information & Submission

Please review the honor choir audition packet thoroughly. Auditions will be recorded along with the audition tracks provided, and submitted online through this site. Audition instructions must be followed exactly to ensure auditions will be accepted.

To register and submit your Honor Choir auditions, please click here.

Audition Upload Deadline:  Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:59 pm EST

  • 2021 Honor Choir Audition Packet coming soon

Honor Choir Selection

Final selection will be made by the CSWS Committee in mid-November, 2020. Students and teachers will be notified of the decision no later than the third week in November, 2020. Rehearsal recordings for honor choir will be available on the web-site for each participating singer along with the honor choir repertoire. Please read carefully, follow the instructions, and meet the deadlines as stated in the audition process. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DISQUALIFY THE AUDITION. It is our pleasure to offer your students this quality opportunity to learn and grow musically. Thank you for your continued interest in and support of IMEA and its programs.

Fees/Scholarships

The 2021 fee for this choral experience will be $183 for students in both the Elementary Choir and Middle School Choir. This fee includes four meals, All-State music, on-line rehearsal recordings, and an overnight stay at the Hilton Hotel (Elementary School Choir) and the Marriott Hotel (Middle School Choir) in downtown Ft. Wayne. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please make sure that any student whose teacher submits a Scholarship Form on their behalf understands that they are responsible for the balance of the cost, and that the full fee is to be sent pending approval of scholarship. If the scholarship is approved, a reimbursement will be provided from the IMEA office. 

Performance Order Form 

Coming soon!

Documents

The following documents may also prove useful as you are preparing to submit your student auditions.

    • Audition Expectations and Deductions - coming soon
    • Honor Choir Recording Guidelines - coming soon
    • Honor Choir Audition Process - coming soon
    • What Information Do I Need to Gather? - coming soon

If you have any questions regarding information or procedures, please contact the Honor Choir/CSWS State Chair, Alicia Rankin – [email protected] – or your CSWS Area Coordinator.